Memorial service for British Gulf War dead

Title

Memorial service for British Gulf War dead

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

28 Feb 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:03:04

Description

Chief correspondent, Paul Maurice reports on a memorial service to the forty-seven members of the armed forces who were killed in the Gulf War with a plaque unveiled in the crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral. Several members of the Royal family were present. We hear second lesson read by David Kinghan whose father was killed; John Nicol, fighter pilot who was shot down says its an occasion to remember lost colleagues; Archbishop of Canterbury Dr George Carey talks of the horrors of war during the service. The service marked the fifth anniversary of the end of the Gulf conflict.

Contributors

Paul Maurice; George Carey; John Nicol; David Kinghan

Keywords

Deaths; Armed forces; Military personnel; War casualties; Church services; St Paul’s Cathedral; Gulf War (1990-1991); War memorials; Saddam Hussein; Anniversaries

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